Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds
Unknown Artist
1100s–1200s
Medium
Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded
Dimensions
56.2 × 62.2 cm · mounted: 69.5 × 74 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1994.292
About this artwork
The gold-brocaded designs of Jin brocades, such as this example with graceful phoenixes soaring into clouds, are typically asymmetrical. Moreover, they have no frame or border, and appear to have been cut out of larger decorative images.